Roma Nest of Tables: all three sizes and how they step down

A nest is three tables that have to work stacked and separated, and the Roma Nest of Tables listing gives all three sizes, which is more hard information than most pieces in this range carry.

The three sizes, and the steps between them

Look at the pattern rather than the individual figures. The first number drops by 12cm each time, the last by 6cm each time, and the middle figure stays at 45cm throughout. That is the signature of a nest: each table is narrower and lower than the one before it by a fixed amount, so they slide under each other, while the depth stays constant so the fronts line up.

If the figures read as width, depth and height, the tallest top is 45cm off the floor and the shortest 33cm. The listing does not label them, so confirm with us if a particular height is the reason you are buying.

Nested, they take one table's floor space

Pushed together the set occupies the footprint of the outer table only, so about 55 x 45cm of floor, which is less than most single side tables. That is the case for a nest in a small sitting room: three surfaces, one footprint, and no commitment until someone needs them.

Spread out, they cover three corners of a room. The middle and smallest will both carry a mug, a lamp or a book; at 31cm across, the smallest is a drinks-and-phone table rather than a laptop one.

45cm high sits level with a coffee table

The tallest at 45cm lands right at the height most coffee tables are built to, which means it can stand at the end of a sofa and read as part of the same arrangement rather than an afterthought. Put it next to the Roma Coffee Table (KD), listed at 100 x 60 x 47cm, and the two tops are within a couple of centimetres of each other.

What the listing does not cover

No finish, no colour, no frame or edge detail, no weight, and nothing about whether the tables arrive assembled. Nor does it state how much clearance there is between the nested tops, which is the thing to ask about if you intend to leave something small sitting on the lower tables while they are tucked away. The photographs on the Roma Nest of Tables page show the shape clearly, and we can answer the rest.

What it pairs with

In the same range, the Roma Pedestal 55 at 30.5 x 30.5 x 71cm is the tall narrow alternative for an armchair corner, and the Roma TV Unit 120cm is the television piece in the line. The rest is listed under Mirrored Furniture.